Research into innovative techniques for the extraction and manipulation of data and associated metadata

Project Member(s): Mowbray, A.

Funding or Partner Organisation: AUSTLII FOUNDATION LIMITED

Start year: 2009

Summary: Research into innovative techniques for the extraction and manipulation of data and associated meta-data from new and existing data sources. This includes both data that has been sourced electronically as well as addressing new challenges in relation to digitisation of data. Research work deal with various types of data including: o Historical legislation and related interpretative materials o New and historical case law o Recovery of case notes from original source archival documents o Development of novel methods of manipulating case meta-data o Development of metrics for citation and use of primary and secondary materials

Keywords: Legal information system, Automated meta-data extraction

FOR Codes: Law not elsewhere classified, Law, Politics and Community Services not elsewhere classified, Public law not elsewhere classified, Other law, politics and community services not elsewhere classified

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.